It has been one week since Emma's encounter with Regina, who still hasn't found out that Emma was the one who woke Prince Charming. Emma knew that although Regina was the one to cast the curse, Rumpelstilskin designed it so she'd have to ask him how she is supposed to break the curse. Emma walked into the pawn shop that was run by Rumpelstilskin's Storybrooke counterpart.
"Mr. Gold, I hope you can help me." Emma stated
"Who are you, dearie?" Mr. Gold asked
"It's Emma" Emma replied exasperated at the game Rumpelstilskin was playing
"Emma? Huh? I don't seem to recall knowing an Emma." Mr. Gold responded
"Cut the crap, Mr. Gold or should I say Rumpelstilskin. I'm Emma, Snow White and Prince Charming's daughter. I'm the savior destined to break Regina's curse." Emma explained
"Oh, Emma. I remember now. Thanks dearie." Rumpelstilskin said gratefully in his signature Rumple voice
"Ok, can you help me? How do I break the curse?" Emma asked
"With an act of true love. It has to come from within you." Rumpelstilskin explained "Sorry dearie, that's all I can tell you. The rest all depends on you. You'll know what to do."
Emma sighed not very satisfied with the little help she was given, but turned around and exited the pawn shop anyway. She still had to figure out how to break the curse, even if she didn't understand what Rumpelstilskin meant when he said the key to breaking the curse is inside of her.
At 3:00 pm, Emma walked to the school to pick up Henry and Hallianna. Henry is in Miss Blanchard's fourth grade class, who is really Snow White and Hallianna is in Miss Little's kindergarten class, who is really Thumbelina.
"Hi Buddy, hi Angel" Emma said greeting her kids
"Hi mommy" Hallianna said happily
"Hi mom" Henry responded
"How was school?" Emma asked her kids
"It was good. My teacher is really Snow White, but obviously she doesn't remember." Henry explained "I also made a friend his name is Nicholas. I think he is Hansel."
"Oh that's cool" Emma replied "How was school, Angel?"
"Good! We colored, and read, and took a nap after lunch. I also made a friend her name is Roselynn." Hallianna explained happily "She looks like Belle."
"Sounds like you both had wonderful days." Emma stated and then asked, "How would you like to go to Granny's for ice cream?"
"Yes please" both Hallianna and Henry said in unison.
Emma laughed, "Ok to Granny's we go then"
At Granny's, Emma was sitting at the counter with Hallianna and Henry. Emma got vanilla ice cream and Henry and Hallianna both got a sundae.
"Mommy?" Hallianna asked "Did you figure out how you are going to break the c-u-r-s-e?"
"Not yet, Angel" Emma said giving a smile
"Mom?" Henry asked "On Friday can I go to my new friend, Nicholas's house?"
"Um..I don't know yet, buddy." Emma replied "I don't know his parents."
"Ok, mom." Henry responded with a sigh. He really wanted to go to Nicholas's house.
Later that day when the kids are with Neal and Emma is with her dad, who was carrying his sword. For some reason she has a strong feeling inside of her and it is leading her in the direction of the library. Emma walked into the library and walked to the elevator that led to Maleficent.
"Dad, there's something down there." Emma stated "Give me your sword, please."
"Emma, you don't know what's down there and you certainly don't know how to use a sword." Charming told his daughter
"Daddy, please I'll be fine." Emma pleaded with puppy dog eyes
Reluctantly Charming took his sword out of the case and with a sigh he handed it to his daughter. "Please be care, Em. I love you" Charming said kissing his daughter's forehead.
"I will dad. I promise and I love you too." Emma replied before taking the elevator down to Maleficent.
Down below Emma was walking and she didn't see anything right away, but when she turned around she saw a dragon. Emma almost freaked out but instead she looked at the sword and threw it at the throat of the dragon. The dragon explodes and in it's remains is an egg shaped container. Emma picks up the container and takes the elevator back up to her dad.
On the main level on the library, Emma shows her dad the egg shaped container.
"What is this?" Emma asked her dad
"I remember this." Charming stated "Back in the Enchanted Forest, I hid it inside of Maleficent for Rumpelstilskin"
"Maleficent is a dragon?" Emma asked confused
"No, she was a person." Charming responded
"Well I fought a dragon" Emma stated "I guess the curse turned her into a dragon"
"I guess so" Charming replied
"Alright let's take this back to Rumpelstilskin and find out what is inside of it." Emma told her dad
"Ok, let's go" Charming replied
At Mr. Gold's shop, Emma and Charming walk in with the egg shaped container.
"Rumpelstilskin, what's inside this?" Emma asked "I retrieved it from the inside of Maleficent"
"Oh I bottled some true love" Rumpelstilskin responded
"Why and how did you bottle true love?" Charming asked
"The how is for me to know and why is because it's handy to have around" Rumpelstilskin explained "True love is the only magic powerful enough to break any curse."
"Something inside me was telling me to go to the library" Emma stated " That's why you told me the key to breaking the curse was inside me."
Rumpelstilskin smiled, "That's right, dearie."
"What's the strongest point of magic in town?" Emma asked
"The well" Rumpelstilskin responded then he gave her directions to the well.
Emma and her dad walked to the well with the true love potion. Once they arrived at the well, Emma opened the bottle and poured the potion into the well. Almost immediately a thick rainbow cloud slowly flowed out of the well and spread throughout the town.
"Whoa!" Emma exclaimed
"Come on, Emma." Charming said "We should probably get back to town
"Alright dad" Emma said as she held her dad's hand while they walked to town
As people started to notice the rainbow cloud, the townspeople started walking out on the streets. Even Neal walked out of Granny's bed and breakfast with his kids.
When Neal noticed, Emma he ran toward her and said, "I'm sorry I didn't believe you about the curse."
Emma smiled and replied, "That's alright"
Hallianna looked up at her mom, "Mommy are you better now?"
"Yes angel, I am completely better." Emma responded
Hallianna hugged her mom, "I'm glad, mommy"
Snow saw Charming from the back and ran towards him and yelled, "Charming!"
Charming turned around and ran towards his wife. "Snow, I missed you" Charming said as he hugged his wife before kissing her. "Come on, you have to meet our daughter. I've only known her for a week, but she's an amazing woman.
Snow and Charming walked hand in hand over to Emma. Emma looked at her mom and dad with happy tears in her eyes.
"Mom?" Emma said skeptically looking at Snow